Annual Deaths in USA vs FDA Distinct Product Approvals (2000–2023)

Annual Deaths
FDA Approvals
Cancers
609,000
222
Cardiovascular Diseases
695,000
57
Substance Use Disorders
767,000
6
a. total cardiovascular number is likely a slight undercount due to data limitations
b. three of the OUD approvals are for different delivery methods of buprenophrine for OUD
c. deaths have some overlap: for example, alcohol use disorder can cause heart disease
Chart: Federation of American ScientistsSource: Nicholas RevilleGet the dataCreated with Datawrapper